High paying management jobs in Boulder, CO

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boulder, CO. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Boulder, CO run 5.2% above the national average (2024), so a Boulder, CO salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Boulder, CO · Employed

1Chief Executives$216,400
Bachelor's degree
$167,940 – $322,220110
2Natural Sciences Managers$210,340
Bachelor's degree
$128,020 – $316,640310
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,260
Bachelor's degree
$132,210 – $314,4801,220
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$203,420
Bachelor's degree
$146,600 – $268,670680
5Sales Managers$200,970
Bachelor's degree
$123,240 – $329,830740
6Marketing Managers$199,570
Bachelor's degree
$127,620 – $308,050630
7Financial Managers$192,970
Bachelor's degree
$120,650 – $393,650700
8Managers, All Other$179,090
Bachelor's degree
$110,590 – $287,3701,020
9Human Resources Managers$169,000
Bachelor's degree
$104,900 – $304,440260
10Industrial Production Managers$162,040
Bachelor's degree
$95,040 – $233,670230
11Purchasing Managers$160,290
Bachelor's degree
$128,650 – $245,87090
12Public Relations Managers$153,370
Bachelor's degree
$78,740 – $270,280140
13General and Operations Managers$152,100
Bachelor's degree
$70,760 – $344,8702,750
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$142,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$99,880 – $218,210150
15Medical and Health Services Managers$138,150
Bachelor's degree
$83,600 – $296,740510
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$136,330
Master's degree
$106,330 – $167,220360
17Facilities Managers$132,740
Bachelor's degree
$86,240 – $193,210160
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$131,350
Master's degree
$81,530 – $214,110380
19Construction Managers$126,450
Bachelor's degree
$81,750 – $219,120480
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$103,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,180 – $195,900120
21Social and Community Service Managers$100,160
Bachelor's degree
$67,680 – $166,960160
22Food Service Managers$84,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,600 – $123,560170
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$69,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $107,75080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBoulder, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$216,400	$167,940 – $322,220	110
2	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$210,340	$128,020 – $316,640	310
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$206,260	$132,210 – $314,480	1,220
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$203,420	$146,600 – $268,670	680
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$200,970	$123,240 – $329,830	740
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$199,570	$127,620 – $308,050	630
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$192,970	$120,650 – $393,650	700
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$179,090	$110,590 – $287,370	1,020
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,000	$104,900 – $304,440	260
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,040	$95,040 – $233,670	230
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,290	$128,650 – $245,870	90
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,370	$78,740 – $270,280	140
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,100	$70,760 – $344,870	2,750
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$142,270	$99,880 – $218,210	150
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,150	$83,600 – $296,740	510
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$136,330	$106,330 – $167,220	360
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,740	$86,240 – $193,210	160
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$131,350	$81,530 – $214,110	380
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,450	$81,750 – $219,120	480
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,440	$77,180 – $195,900	120
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,160	$67,680 – $166,960	160
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,820	$67,600 – $123,560	170
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$69,900	$48,670 – $107,750	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boulder, CO. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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